..The purpose of the present study was to verify the qualitative anatomy of medial knee structures and to perform a quantitative evaluation of their anatomic attachment sites as well as their relationships to pertinent osseous landmarks...

A prospective magnetic resonance imaging study of the incidence of posterolateral and multiple ligament injuries in acute knee injuries presenting with a hemarthrosis

..To best evaluate its natural history and the effects of interventional treatments, it is important to develop an in vivo model in an attempt to validate human cadaveric and clinical observational studies...

Robert F LaPradeDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USAArthroscopy 21:1277. 2005

..We report on the results of a technique for salvaging failed modified Weaver-Dunn reconstructions using a semitendinosus graft through bone tunnels in the distal clavicle and coracoid to reconstruct the coracoclavicular ligament...

..Quantification of the overall anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and anteromedial (AM) and posterolateral (PL) bundle centers in respect to arthroscopically pertinent bony and soft tissue landmarks has not been thoroughly assessed...

..No biomechanical study has been performed analyzing the merits of reconstructing the popliteofibular ligament (PFL) through a tibial tunnel with an anatomic reconstruction of the posterolateral knee...

..The canine model will also prove valuable in the validation of reconstruction techniques and studying the potential development of medial compartment osteoarthritis following posterolateral knee injuries...

..Descriptions of radiographic landmarks for these attachment sites would assist in the intraoperative identification of their locations and also allow for postoperative assessment of the placement of reconstruction tunnels...

..Pre-operative shoulder motion differed compared to normal controls, while post-operatively her glenohumeral-to-scapulothoracic motion ratios were restored to near normal ratios...

A comparison between a retrograde interference screw, suture button, and combined fixation on the tibial side in an all-inside anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a biomechanical study in a porcine model

..Effective soft tissue graft fixation to the tibial tunnel in all-inside anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions has been reported to be a problem and may lead to retrograde pullout at ultimate load testing...

..There is limited information in the literature on comparisons of antegrade versus retrograde reaming techniques and the effect on the creation of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tibial tunnel entry and exit apertures...

The posterolateral attachments of the knee: a qualitative and quantitative morphologic analysis of the fibular collateral ligament, popliteus tendon, popliteofibular ligament, and lateral gastrocnemius tendon

..This knowledge of the rabbit's posterolateral knee anatomy is important to understand for biomechanical and surgical studies which utilize the rabbit knee as a model for human posterolateral knee injuries...

..The study provides evidence for the clinical utility of T2 relaxation maps for the postoperative assessment of microfractures and raises the potential for T2 mapping MRI as a tool to evaluate these repair procedures...

..The efficacy of single-bundle versus double-bundle ACL reconstruction in improving knee stability has been widely discussed. The biomechanics of all-inside double-bundle ACL reconstructions have not been evaluated...

Sartorial branch of the saphenous nerve in relation to a medial knee ligament repair or reconstruction

..Familiarity with these anatomic landmarks and associated distances from the sartorial branch of the saphenous nerve, we can assess the potential area of vulnerability to this nerve branch intraoperatively...

Assessment of healing of grade III posterolateral corner injuries: an in vivo model

..Stress radiography provides an objective tool to measure posterior knee instability. Intraobserver and interobserver reliability has been reported for the Telos device, but it has not been studied using the kneeling technique...

Not your father's (or mother's) meniscus surgery

Robert F LaPradeUniversity of Minnesota, USAMinn Med 90:41-3. 2007

..This article discusses 2 techniques for treating a torn meniscus: repair and transplantation. It also describes those patients who are best suited for each procedure and the challenges and outcomes associated with them...

..The first section of this paper describes the anatomy of the PLC of the knee focusing on the intricate insertion sites of the individual structures. The second section discusses how the anatomy influences the biomechanics of the PLC...

Posterolateral corner injuries of the knee: anatomy, diagnosis, and treatment